After Xie Mao and Wang got married, their relationship was still good. Xie Hui and Xie Mao both have a good relationship with Xie Pu, and they once mentioned this in their private correspondence. Wen saw his jokes about his cousin from Xie Pu's family letters. Thinking of Xie Mao's unhappiness in marriage, both of them sincerely wished him happiness.

However, Xie Mao did not go well in the imperial examination, and after being admitted to Xiucai, he frequently failed on the list, with a limited future, and even gave up studying to engage in business. The Wang family also found that Xie Pu had no intention of using the power of the Cao family to pull the clansmen's in-laws, and the noble daughter of the Cao family had never been to Huyin's hometown. The Wang family can't climb the high branches if they want to, so they feel a little bad in their hearts. They didn't look down on the Xie family's indifferent attitude towards the Cao family's noble relatives, and they wanted to urge them to go to Xie Pu to beat the side drum.

However, due to the fact that the Wang family has not been pregnant for many years, the Wang family feels that they have no confidence to speak, and they are not good at talking, so they just blindly urge their daughter to give birth to a son as soon as possible, stand firm, and rely on their son to ask her in-laws. Wang was persecuted by his mother's family, but he was unable to get pregnant, so he was often depressed and in poor health, and it took several years before he became pregnant with difficulty. Who knew that when she gave birth, she had a difficult birth, and although she finally gave birth to a daughter, she also injured her body and could no longer give birth to an heir.

Both Xie Zeshan and Xie Mao are inclined to succeed Xie Hui's youngest son, Xie Jinkun, as their heir. Wang didn't think much of it at first. She struggled to give birth to a daughter, her daughter was frail, I don't know if she will die, where does she have the leisure to care about anything else? It's just that seeing that her husband and father-in-law started planning for succession so early, I felt awkward.

However, she didn't think much about it, but her mother's family did. The daughter can't give birth, and the granddaughter is not as expensive as the grandson, and she may not be able to stand still, so for the sake of insurance, it is better to have a son. Inheritance cannot be inherited, and it is impossible to inherit in this life. What happened to the nephew of the uncle's family, and his own daughter? The Wang family is even less confident when he speaks, and he can't even point fingers at his son-in-law's family wealth.

The suggestion made by the Wang family is that they find a concubine to give birth to a child for Xie Mao and extend the incense. As long as the son is recorded in the name of the Wang family, he will be raised as a son-in-law, and the mother will keep the son, which is the same.

His family chose the niece of a county official, who was born in a peasant household, both parents died, and only one younger brother. With that younger brother, the girl can be obedient, and the clerk's family is at the mercy of the master bookkeeper. This girl is in good health, has a docile temperament, and must be well born. When she gave birth to a son, it would be easy to deal with it.

Under the banner of the Wang family, the Wang family directly sent people into the door of the Xie family. Wang accepted the arrangement of her mother's family, and took the initiative to persuade her husband to accept this "kindness".

Although the old lady Xie later became angry, because of the Wang family's insistence, the girl named Zhou Manzhu still became the concubine of the Xie family. However, Xie Mao took the initiative to come forward and sent Zhou Manzhu's younger brother to the Xie family study, and promised that as long as he could read it, he would recommend him to study in Zhushan Academy, which was regarded as compensation for the Zhou family.

Zhou Manzhu was docile and grateful, very respectful and obedient to Xie Mao and Wang, and gave birth to two sons, and nothing changed. She lived in the backyard of the Xie family's house in peace, believing that her sons could only be productive when they were raised by their wives, and they were closer to the main room than to their husbands. She was able to take care of her son every day, and he still remembered him in her name. Her own brother is successful in school, he is already a child, and the gentlemen say that he has the talent to lift. What else is she not satisfied with?

But the relationship between Xie Mao and his wife has become cold, and he does not favor the concubine, as if there is only love left below.

Wen sighed and said to Xie Mulin: "You see, your second uncle's family is a good person, the concubine is also an honest person, the two children are well-behaved and clever, and they are equally filial to their mother-in-law and biological mother, it should have been an excellent family." Your second aunt was actually mistaken by her mother's family. The Wang family has been unsatisfactory in their calculations several times, and they always like to say something in the ears of your second aunt and second cousin......"

Xie Mulin's brows furrowed when he heard this. Speaking of which, it is all a disaster caused by the Cao family's insistence on marrying a daughter. Even if Xie Pu rarely returns to his hometown, his relationship with the Xie clan is here, and the local people who know the roots know that his family has climbed to the imperial family, so it is inevitable that there will be people who tend to be inflammatory. The Wang family came for power, but no one cooperated with them. It's a pity that the second uncle of the sect was implicated by this, and he became an unconscious in-law, and he is still suffering from it.

It's all the Cao family's fault!

After Xie Mulin scolded the Cao family, he asked the Wen family again: "Now that our family has drawn a clear line with the Cao family, what is the attitude of the Wang family?" ”

Wen thought for a moment: "Actually, it's okay. After all, the two families have been in-laws for more than ten years, and the Cao family has never had any favors to them...... When your father had an accident before, the sect blocked the news, and even your second aunt didn't let you know. Later, when the Wang family heard about it, the matter was over, and your father was promoted to the third grade. Now there are a lot of Jinshi people who go out of Zhushan Academy, and his family does not dare to act rashly, only occasionally speaking a little unpleasantly, and he has no courage to be rude in front of us. ”

Xie Mulin's face softened a little: "Then when I see the second uncle, is there anything I need to avoid?" And my second cousin Yingzhi, how should I get along? ”

Wen told his daughter so much gossip about the clan to remind her of this: "You just act as if you don't know anything, just act according to etiquette, and if you don't know what to say, try to say as little as possible to avoid making mistakes." Although I have not known your second aunt for a long time, your eldest aunt told me privately that there is nothing bad about her personality and her good conduct, and she will never deliberately toss Aunt Zhou and her two children. It's just that...... She is too careful and easy to think about. Sometimes she has to think about it several times over and over again, wondering if others are talking about her behind her back. When dealing with her, always be careful what you say and do. ”

Shemulin understood. However, as long as the conduct is upright, everything else is a subsection.

"Another point is ......" Wen wanted to speak again, "your second aunt is nothing, but your second cousin...... She is not in good health, and she is the only concubine, so her family will inevitably be pampered. She has been accustomed to seeing your second aunt suffer since she was a child, and people from her grandfather's family often whisper something in her ear...... Maybe sometimes I can be a little biased. She is not too kind to Aunt Zhou and her two younger brothers, and she doesn't like other people's concubines...... But that's none of your business. If she says something you don't like in front of your siblings, don't be angry, try to make a round. That kid wasn't a bad person, but he was too young to see things clearly......"

Xie Mulin looked at the Wen family: "Has the second cousin often clashed with the third brother, the fourth brother and the third sister these days?" Otherwise, why did my mother tell me the details of my second uncle's family? ”

Wen smiled bitterly: "It's really just a trivial matter." The elders all know that this is a child's house and will not take it to heart. Your two elder brothers never worry about the little girl's family, and they don't even care about Huizhi. I'm just afraid that you have always protected your younger siblings, and when the time comes, when you hear Yingzhi speak unkindly, you will be annoyed for a while, and you will be angry at people...... Now your temper is rising, and you are just falling in front of your own family, but your second cousin has been weak since she was a child, and she is extremely favored, if something goes wrong with your anger, how will you end up? Your sisters will have a long time to get along with each other in the future, so it would be better to be more harmonious. ”

Xie Mulin pursed the corners of his lips: "Got it." ”

The lobby sister Xie Yinglian is fifteen years old, and she may be married at any time, and the second cousin Xie Yingzhi is the cousin she will most often come into contact with during her life in Huyin in the next few years. Considering the friendship between the Zongfang and the second and third rooms, of course it was inconvenient for her to conflict with Xie Yingzhi. But it's really troublesome for a delicate and frail bear child or something......

The boat slowed down and approached the shore. Sister Shan came to report, Xie Jiajiao arrived.